Sheila Washington Dies at 61; Helped Exonerate Scottsboro Boys nytimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nytimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Preserving history: Scottsboro Boys Museum renovation project Scottsboro Boys Museum Renovation Project By Stefante Randall | February 25, 2021 at 5:54 PM CST - Updated February 26 at 12:21 PM
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (WAFF) - For more than a decade, Shelia Washington worked hard and overcame obstacles to honor and tell the story of the Scottsboro Boys.
Nine black teenagers falsely accused of rape by two white women in 1931, when they were traveling by train through Jackson County. An all-white jury in Scottsboro sentenced eight out of nine boys to death, and the youngest to life in prison. Years later, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the case and the Scottsboro Boys were released from prison after one of the women who accused the men of rape recanted her story.
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. - A funeral was held Saturday for Sheila Washington, founder of the Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center, which explores the plight o
Funeral for Scottsboro Boys Museum founder Sheila Washington lmtonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lmtonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.